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2022.02.04

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Two CubeSats successfully deployed from "Kibo"!

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On February 3, 2022, the following two CubeSats were successfully deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) "Kibo":

Light-1 developed by UAE Space Agency, National Space Science Agency (Bahrain), Khalifa University, and New York University – Abu Dhabi

About Light-1
GT-1 developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology (US)

About GT-1

1st Deployment：Light-1（Credit：JAXA/NASA）

2nd Deployment：GT-1（Credit：JAXA/NASA）

You can view the deployment of CubeSats from YouTube JAXA Channel.

Name	Light-1
Size	3U
Organization	UAE Space Agency, National Space Science Agency (Bahrain), Khalifa University, New York University – Abu Dhabi
Mission	Study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) Compare the performance of two different light-sensing technologies and two different scintillation crystals.

Name	GT-1
Size	1U
Organization	Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd./ The Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
Mission	Demonstrate a rapid cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a university level CubeSat. Demonstrate expandable solar panels that allow to support all panels and enable power for the heavy payloads on future missions.

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